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View Poll Results: The next Rangersí next Stanley Cup championship will be

The Next Rangers Stanley Cup Victory Will Be:

In the next three years
3-5 years from now
5-10 years from now
10-20 years from now
Over 20 years from now

You can use your own criteria, but I would suggest you include rationale in this thread. For me:In the next three years means rebuilding on the fly; NYR can add a few key players, fine-tune the roster, and win a Stanley Cup championship.3-5 years from now means that NYR need more talent in the pipeline, NYR need to get rid of some bad contracts, NYR need to reidentify core members of the organization, etc5-10 years from now means organizationally NYR need to restructure; positions such as GM and head coach may need to change10-20 or over 20 years from now: the Rangers won a cup in 1940, and another in 1994; historical perspective

"We're all f*cked. It helps to remember that." - George Carlin

"How many Cups you've got?" - Esa Tikkanen

"Hatred can keep you warm when you run out of liquor" - Ray Ratto, Dan Patrick show 1/20/2017

The Next Rangers Stanley Cup Victory Will Be:

5-10 although I dont agree with the synopsis. I donít think they necessarily need to restructure. Itís just that if youíre drafting guys now then theyíre likely not going to be contributing on a legitimate level for 3-5 years. Not to mention a few seasons to get the team to compete like a championship team.

And I still believe that they need a horrible year where they get to draft top 3 otherwise itís all pretty much moot because I donít see them drafting so well that it negates the need for top end talent.

Given the state of the blue line and the age of Lundqvist, I'm going with five-to-ten. I think we're underestimating the steps required to make the Rangers' defense NHL caliber (including how long it takes to accomplish), and no matter his counting stats in the KHL, I'm reluctant to crown a rookie Russian goalie the Next One.

"Everyone says you should be a good loser. If youíre a good loser, youíre a loser." - John Tortorella

"Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence." - Christopher Hitchens

Honest question sparked by So Nashtyís post above; Do we really need a bottom-out tank to be successful? Put another way, what is the historical norm of Cup winning teams? Did most scrape the bottom before reaching nirvana?

Honest question sparked by So Nashty’s post above; Do we really need a bottom-out tank to be successful? Put another way, what is the historical norm of Cup winning teams? Did most scrape the bottom before reaching nirvana?

then you have teams like EDM/NYI that have been tanking for years and always bust.
It comes down to competent management, and scouting staff, striking gold with a Top 3-4 pick and in the 2nd/3rd rounds, and making smart managerial decisions.

What happened to our scouting staff? Weren’t they magicians a few years ago?

Our scouting staff hasn’t had much to work with. People point to McIlrath as their window into the success of Gordie Clark but he also drafted Kreider, Skjei, Jt Miller, Chytil, Andersson, Kravstov, K Miller and Lindqvist. Our scouting staff batting average looks to be pretty high.